We might have finally turned the corner on obesity

2 years ago by The Picard Maneuver to c/hopeposting

Entertainmeonly 32 points 2 years ago

Why do I have the nagging feeling this has more to do with price gouging and shrinkflation, and less to do with health awareness or self control.

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The_Picard_Maneuver 27 points 2 years ago

It's possible, but I think it's largely been attributed to drugs like ozempic. Something like 1 in 8 people have taken it in some form already.

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Entertainmeonly 18 points 2 years ago

Good point. Can't wait to read about the terrible long term side effects of that stuff in like ten years.

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Nikelui 26 points 2 years ago

Can't be much worse than long-term side effects of obesity, though.

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DahGangalang 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I was reading a news article to this effect the other day.
Hell if I saved it and/or remember where I saw it, but shouldn't be too hard to dredge up a news report to that effect.

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li10 1 point 2 years ago

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Assman 16 points 2 years ago

It doesn't. The poorest areas of America are the most obese. That's because healthy food is considered luxury goods and cheap food is terrible for you.

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Cruxifux 1 point 2 years ago

I know I’ve cut one meal a day out to combat inflations effects on my wallet. It hasn’t been that difficult, and I definitely have lost weight.

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Blackout 13 points 2 years ago

My dad's diet was so bad and he was so overweight he contracted diabetes. And one of the medications got on was Ozempic. That was back in 2020 and he has lost a lot of weight. I just assume anyone making miraculous weight losses are on that version by now.

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rooster_butt 6 points 2 years ago

I know people that have used Ozempic to lose 10 vanity pounds. I wouldn't be surprised if that doest have widespread effect.

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aredditimmigrant 10 points 2 years ago

There Gen z goes..... killing another industry.

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JackLSauce 7 points 2 years ago

Maybe the line is collapsing under its own weight

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InEnduringGrowStrong 7 points 2 years ago

Do we know if that's people being less overweight... or is that line going down... people who died through comorbidity with something else?

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XaiwahBlue 4 points 2 years ago

I tried to find the data, it looks like the financial times evaluated data from August 2023 and made that chart? This is apparently the survey source with a lazy google: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/... cause i was curious too

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spittingimage 5 points 2 years ago

Now I need to turn my own personal corner and join the trend.

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Franconian_Nomad 4 points 2 years ago

Meth for the win!

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Nuke_the_whales 4 points 2 years ago

Fat people can't afford to eat! This isn't America

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gusgalarnyk 4 points 2 years ago

Damn, I moved out of the country in 2023. SMH

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iAvicenna 1 point 2 years ago

ceiling effect?

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